Madden NFL 13 Roster Editing Issue Rears Its Ugly Head

[drlw322]

Quote: Originally Posted by CHooe

So what's the point of creating a user roster file at all if the user can't place that roster file into any prolonged game mode and/or taking it online? EA Tiburon surely had to know from their metrics in NCAA Football that people use modified rosters to start careers the vast majority of the time. As to not being able to even edit a player's jersey number, even Madden NFL 12's feature-lacking online franchise had that. Does Madden NFL 13 at least enforce NFL position number assignment rules? M12 did not. I don't want to draft a bookend offensive tackle and have him wear #1, then not be able to change it.

I guess a work around would be to retire as the coach and pick each player you want to edit and play as them and edit them and retire and go back to being he head coach. Assume that is possible

[SteelerSpartan]

Quote: Originally Posted by jmurphy31

So it looks like we can no longer update Madden each spring with roster moves (Trades, FA, etc) and draft picks. That is one of my favorite things to do until the Next Madden comes out

Anyone want to go out on the conspiracy limb and say they did this for further incentive to buy the next years game????

[Icarus2k9]

Quote: Originally Posted by SteelerSpartan

Anyone want to go out on the conspiracy limb and say they did this for further incentive to buy the next years game????

You can always play MUT if you want to try out next year's rookies in a competitive gaming scene, good sir! Now just put a few thousand Microsoft points on your account and buy some packs, and you're all set to enjoy a sneaky peak at next season....

...okay, it's not quite that level of consprisaah, but it certainly adds a sense of obsolescence to the mode, intentional or not.

[CM Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by jmurphy31

So it looks like we can no longer update Madden each spring with roster moves (Trades, FA, etc) and draft picks. That is one of my favorite things to do until the Next Madden comes out

Clarification: you can still make that roster, you just can only use it in Play Now games.

[azdawgpound]

Quote: Originally Posted by CHooe

So what's the point of creating a user roster file at all if the user can't place that roster file into any prolonged game mode and/or taking it online? EA Tiburon surely had to know from their metrics in NCAA Football that people use modified rosters to start careers the vast majority of the time. As to not being able to even edit a player's jersey number, even Madden NFL 12's feature-lacking online franchise had that. Does Madden NFL 13 at least enforce NFL position number assignment rules? M12 did not. I don't want to draft a bookend offensive tackle and have him wear #1, then not be able to change it.

wow u can't even edit jersey numbers either? when did this come about? i may not even buy 13 if more and more things keep getting taken away whats next they gonna take away option to play game all together and just have to watch cmp play each other? and for looman to say this is small to what they added is a fricken joke this is a HUGE part of madden theres tons of ppl who edit there rosters and share them etc.

[Bearsfan1]

I think Madden Developers will quickly realize that they made a pretty huge mistake with this. Franchise mode no longer has replay ability because of it. EA will probably put it back in for M14 but use it as a "New Feature" like they think we're a bunch of idiots.

"This year we're bringing you total control with your team's players and roster in connected careers!"

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[justud]

so i'm stuck with an incomplete roster where Luck will be a 90 by week four and Cam will be a 95? NO WAY. Deal Breaker for me...

[jeremym480]

Damn, Madden 13's Connected Careers better have the best logic in a sports game ever. If not, the Nostradamus in me is predicting a mass uprising.

Any word on whether there will be retired numbers yet?